ABE
Level 3
QN: 610/6797/0
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ABE Level 3 Certificate in Business Start-up
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by ABE. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 240 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
ABE
Syllabus Units
1 Units
Guided Hours
240 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
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Business Start-up
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Produce a plan to develop the entrepreneurial skills and attributes required to support a successful business venture
- Identify information sources to produce a business plan and inform an external market analysis
- Explain the importance of understanding the external environment and its potential impact on business success
- Describe how the business idea is unique from both customer and competitor perspectives
- Analyse the business idea to support and inform the business plan
- Produce measurable objectives to provide focus and direction for a business start-up
- Describe and improve the business idea using the marketing mix
- Define and position the Unique Selling Proposition (USP) to build the business identity and influence customer perceptions
- Develop a sales pitch that an entrepreneur can use to drive sales or encourage investment in the start-up
- Identify local legal structures and regulations relevant to a business start-up
- Describe the local requirements and resources required to enable a start-up to provide its products and services
- Explain how the business will operate at launch and on an ongoing basis
- Produce financial forecasts and budgets to assist in sourcing finances and inform the business plan for a start-up
- Produce an operating budget for managing the day-to-day business using financial information to manage performance and spot the potential for failure
- Prepare a business plan that can be used to secure funding and assist the entrepreneur in the ongoing management of the business
- Prepare a pitch that delivers key information and drives potential investors to explore the start-up in further depth
- Reflect on the process of developing a business plan and pitch as part of the entrepreneur’s personal development in order to identify areas for further development to support the business start-up’s success
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 610/6797/0
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- ABE
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Jan 2026